to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to tell all; to give a full account
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
board, plank or sheet shaped
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
with a splash; with a splosh
going straight on; going straight ahead
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
and yet; though; when; in spite of